- Nov 6 Richard Jefferies, English naturalist and essayist, born in Coate, Swindon, England (d. 1887)
- Nov 8 Gottlob Frege, German mathematician and logician (Begriffsschrift), born in Wismar, Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, German Confederation (d. 1925)
- Nov 12 Eduard Müller, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1919)
- Nov 13 Albert I, Prince of Monaco (1889-1922), born in Paris (d. 1922)
- Nov 24 Lilli Lehmann, opera singer